Oil-burning device.



PAT'ENTED 311mg, 1903( No. 730,395. j

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Patented Ju11e9, 1903.

BERTl K. PICKERILL, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM H. FISHER, OF RICHHILL,

MISSOURI.

OEL-BURNING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part k0f Letters Fatent No. 730,395, dated J une9, 1903. Application iiled October 25,1902; Serial No. 128,764. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t mag/concern,.-

Be it known that I, BERT K. PICKERILL, a citizen of the UnitedStates'or` America, residing in Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotteand State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Improvement inOil-Burning Devices, of which the following is a specification,referencebeing had therein to the accom panying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in oil-burning devices.

The object of my invention is to provide a device capable of absorbingfuel-oil that may be rst immersed in the said oil and then placed in astove or other suitable receptacle vand there ignited, the lflameresulting from the burning oil being utilized for the purpose of cookingor heating.

' A further object of my invention is to provide a novel mechanism bymeans of which the oil maybe absorbed and the absorbent body carried toand from the place where it is to be used without danger of spilling oilduring the passage.

t My invention provides, further, a casing adapted to contain the oil inwhich the ab; sorbent body is immersed preparatory to itsV use in thestove, a covering for the casing, and releasable means'for securing thecover to the absorbent body.

Other novel features of construction are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

1 indicates the absorbent body, preferably of absorbent material, suchas clay tiling, sandstone, Sac. The bodyV 1 is preferably cylindrical inits general shape and4 is provided at its ends with legs 2, extendingdownwardly from its lower side. It is provided also with a series ofupwardly-extending holes 3 for conveying air through the body from theunder side thereof. A casing 4, of any desirable shape and shown asrectangular in the drawings, is adapted to contain oil in which theabsorbent body 1 is immersed prior to the body being used. The open topof the casing 4 is provided with a detachable cover 5, preferablyhaving-flanges on its sides Y for embracing the upper end of the casing.A handle 6 is provided on the top of the cover to which it is secured.The said handle is preferably of an inverted-U shape, the horizontalportion of which is provided with two downwardlyextending ears 7 and aslot8 'between the two ears'to receive therein a catch 9, pivotedbetween the two ears 7 by any desirable means.

The body 1 has inserted in the central hole 3 a supporting device 10,comprising a bent wire, the lower ends of which at 11 are bent outwardlyto prevent the extraction of the device. The upper end of the device 10is formed into an eye 12, adapted to be inserted through a slot 13 inthe cover and be releasably engaged by the catch 9 when so inserted. Inoperating my invention the body 1 is placed in the casing 4., which haspreviously been supplied with a fuel-oil, such as coaloil. The cover 5is then placed on the casing, with the hook or catch 9 engaging the eye12. When it is desired to use the body 1, the cover is lifted from thecasing 4, and the catch 9, being engaged with the eye 12, will cause thebody 1 to be raised also. The cover 5 is then inverted, so as to placethe body 1 above the cover, whichwill in this position catch such fewdrops ofvoil as may drip from the surface of the body 1. The body 'isthen inserted in the stove or place .of use,l after which the cover isdetached therefrom by moving the catch 9 to the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1. The body 1 'then has a lighted match applied tovit,'after which -it `will continue t0 burn fiercely for a considerablelength of time. vVi'hen it is again desired'to immerse the body 1 intheoil in the casing, the cover is applied to the body and the support10 slipped through the slot in the cover and engaged by the catch 9. Thebody, with the cover, may then be carried to the casing and the bodyplaced in the oil, with cover in place on the casing ready for use andpreventing access of extraneous matter into the casing 4.

Myinvention is one which can be operated with perfect safety and withoutdanger of soiling the floor or carpet, and when the absorbent body isnot in use it is securely protected from dirt.

My invention may be modiiied in many ways without departing from itsspirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Leiters Patent, is-

1. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent body, ofa casing therefor, a removable cover for the casing, and re leasablemeans for securing the absorbent body to the said cover, substantiallyas described.

2. In an oil-burning device, the combination With an absorbent body, ofa casing therefor, a removable cover for the casing, a hook carried bythe said cover, and a device mounted on the absorbent body and adaptedto releasably engage the said hook, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in an oil-burning device, with an absorbent body,oil a casing therefor, a removable cover for the casing, and areleasable catch mechanism for securing the cover to the saidabsorbentbody, substantially as described.

4. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent body, ofa casing therefor, a removable cover for the casing providedWithahandle, areleasable catch mounted on the said handle, and a devicecarried by the absorbent body and adapted to engage the said catch,substantially as described.

5. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device, of a casing for the said body, acover for the said casing provided With a handle and having a slotadapted to receive therethrough the said supporting device, andreleasable means for securing the cover to the said supporting device,substantially as described. y

6. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device, of a casing for the said. body, acover for the said casing provided with a handle and a slot adapted toreceive therethrough the said supporting device, and a pivoted catchcarried by the cover and adapted to releasably engage the saidsupporting device, substantially as described.

'7. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device, of a casing for the said body, acover for the said casing, and a releasable catch pivotally mounted onthe cover and adapted to engage the said supporting device,substantially as described.

8. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device having an eye, of a casing for thesaid body, a cover for the said casing, and a movable catch carried bythe cover and adapted to releasably engage the eye of the supportingdevice, substantially as described.

9. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device, of a casing for the said body, acover for the said casing provided with a handle and a slot adapted toreceive therethrough the said supporting device, and a catch pivoted tothe said handle and adapted to releasably engage the said supportingdevice when the same is inserted through the said slot, substantially asdescribed.

10. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with a supporting device, of a casing for the said body, acover for the said casing provided with a handle having two ears and aslot between the t-Wo ears, the cover having also a slot adapted toreceive therethrough the said supporting device, and a catch pivotedbetween the said two Vears and located in the said slot in the handleand adapted to releasably engage the said supporting device v'vhen thesame is inserted through the slot in the cover, substantially asdescribed.

1,1. In an oil-burning device, the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided-With a supporting device provided with an eye, of a casing forthe said body, a cover for the casing provided with a slot adapted toreceive therethrough the said supporting device and provided also with ahandle of an inverted- U-shaped form, the horizontal portion of thehandle having two downwardlyprojecting ears and a slot located betweenthe two ears,

and a catch pivoted between the two ears and located in the slot in thehandle and adapted to releasably engage the eye of the said supportingdevice when the said device is inserted through the slot inthe cover,substantially as described.

12. In an oil-burning device, 'the combination with an absorbent bodyprovided with avertical hole therethrough, of a supporting devicelocated in the said hole and extending above the body to which it issecured, of a casing for the body, a cover for the casing, andreleasable means carried by the cover for engaging the said supportingdevice, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

BERT K. PICKERILL.

Witnesses:

WARREN D. HOUSE, J. E. CHANDLER.

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